Deadline:
July 20, 2025
Location(s)
United Kingdom
London
Overview
Birkbeck is awarding a number of scholarships, worth £3000, to international applicants who can make a significant contribution to the international classroom at Birkbeck.
Birkbeck is offering a limited number of scholarships to international students enrolling in the autumn 2025 and January 2026 intakes on a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme.
Details
Deadline
For courses starting in the autumn 2025, the deadline to apply for this scholarship is:
- Round 1: 11:59 pm (BST - UK time) on Sunday 18 May 2025
- Round 2: 11:59 pm (BST - UK time) on Sunday 22 June 2025
- Round 3: 11:59 pm (BST - UK time) on Sunday 20 July 2025
Please note: Students who have applied by the first deadline do not need to submit a new application to be considered for the second round.
ABOUT US
Part of the world-renowned University of London, Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, based in central London.
Schools and departments
Birkbeck's five distinct schools cover a range of academic disciplines, each providing a stimulating and dynamic environment for learning and research.
- School of Arts - An invigorating educational experience covering an exciting range of arts and humanities courses built on our international reputation for leading research and housed in the Gordon Square terrace where Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell lived and worked.
- School of Business, Economics and Informatics - The pursuit of innovative research lies at the heart of our activity, informing our teaching, research and extensive interactions with business, government, the public and other organisations.
- School of Law - A leading centre for critical and interdisciplinary and innovative legal research and teaching, informing our interactions with policy-makers, public bodies, the legal profession, NGOs, campaign and pressure groups and the wider public.
- School of Science - From innovative computer programs to discover how babies learn, to investigating coastal erosion and treatments for killer diseases, our academics are engaged in ground-breaking, internationally recognised research.
- School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy - Offering a dynamic and enriching educational experience built on our international reputation for research and teaching excellence, we strive to develop independent and interdisciplinary and critical knowledge and understanding.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
To be eligible you need to meet all of the following conditions:
- you are an international overseas tuition fee-paying student holding an unconditional offer on a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme offered by Birkbeck, starting in autumn 2025. You must have been assessed as an international fee-payer to qualify.
- you are ordinarily resident of a country in the relevant region
- you are self-funded
- you are classified as an 'overseas' tuition fee payer.
Only one scholarship award can be offered per student and the scholarship cannot normally be held in conjunction with any other scholarship. You may apply for multiple scholarships; if you are successful in being awarded multiple scholarships, the highest value scholarship will be awarded to you.
Dates
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Value
£1,000 to £3,000. The scholarship will be applied as a discount to the tuition fee for your first year of study only.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
